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September 21, 2010

10 Reasons Why Google Desktop Will Be Discontinued

Google Desktop has been released back in 2004, when Windows didn't include a powerful desktop search engine. Since then, Google added support for gadgets and launched versions for Mac and Linux. Now that Windows Vista and Windows 7 include many of the features available in Google Desktop, Google's software is no longer important.

Here are some signs which show that the software will soon be discontinued:

4. Google Desktop removed two important features in January: search across computers and shared gadgets. "As of January 20th, 2010, the Search Across Computers and Shared Gadget settings feature will no longer be available. These specific requests to Google Desktop servers will no longer establish a connection."

5. The integration with Google search doesn't work if you enable Google Instant.

6. Google Desktop for Mac is no longer available and it's been replaced by Quick Search Box.